Kimberley

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kimberley: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Kimberley: Recorded every year since 1981, it reached #27 in 1990, and it stood at #736 in 2024.

5registrars recorded it
111times a registrar ranked it
44years from first to last
#27highest recorded position
25groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Kimberley's record

Ranked every year since 1981, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#73
1997	#93
1998	#113
1999	#133
2000	#150
2001	#152
2002	#167
2003	#157
2004	#216
2005	#247
2006	#230
2007	#308
2008	#302
2009	#315
2010	#383
2011	#447
2012	#458
2013	#466
2014	#563
2015	#735
2016	#703
2017	#915
2018	#972
2019	#920
2020	#1013
2021	#1311
2022	#1452
2023	#2063
2024	#2000

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 40 of the 44 years from 1981 to 2024.

In 2024: #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2000 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1981–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1981
First recorded at #60 among girls in New Zealand in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1981–1997
Highest recorded position: #27 among girls in New Zealand, in 1990 (recorded 1981–1997).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Kimberley appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 40 years beginning in 1981, and has registered 289 births with the name.

Kimberley across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Kimberley's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#471 (1981)	#221 (1990)	#736 (2024)	40 of 44	289 (1981–2024)	17 (1990)
England and Wales · Girls	#73 (1996)	#73 (1996)	#2000 (2024)	29 of 29	5,189 (1996–2024)	799 (1996)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#259 (1999)	#245 (2007)	#440 (2016)	10 of 18	42 (1999–2016)	7 (2007)
New Zealand · Girls	#60 (1981)	#27 (1990)	#89 (1997)	17 of 17	1,578 (1981–1997)	159 (1990)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#65 (1982)	#35 (1988)	#92 (1996)	15 of 15	1,983 (1982–1996)	191 (1988)

Kimberley by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Kimberley in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1980sbusiest	91	9 of 10	10
1990s	83	9 of 10	9
2000s	40	7 of 10	6
2010s	54	10 of 10	5
2020s	21	5 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1980s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 10 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Kimberley appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1981 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #27 in New Zealand in 1990.

Kimberley's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2000	14	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2063	13	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1452	21	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1311	24	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1013	33	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#920	39	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#972	37	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#915	41	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#703	58	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#735	53	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#563	75	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#466	90	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#458	98	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#447	95	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#383	119	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#315	144	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#302	155	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#308	151	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#230	205	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#247	184	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#216	209	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#157	308	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#167	264	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#152	301	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#150	306	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#133	360	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#113	442	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#93	551	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#73	799	High	Verified
1996	New South Wales, Australia	female	#92	86	Insufficient	Not yet available
1995	New South Wales, Australia	female	#69	118	Insufficient	Not yet available
1994	New South Wales, Australia	female	#53	142	Insufficient	Not yet available
1993	New South Wales, Australia	female	#72	117	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	female	#96	92	Insufficient	Not yet available
1991	New South Wales, Australia	female	#55	125	Insufficient	Not yet available
1990	New South Wales, Australia	female	#41	169	Insufficient	Not yet available
1989	New South Wales, Australia	female	#39	180	Insufficient	Not yet available
1988	New South Wales, Australia	female	#35	191	Insufficient	Not yet available
1987	New South Wales, Australia	female	#66	123	Insufficient	Not yet available
1986	New South Wales, Australia	female	#78	98	Insufficient	Not yet available
1985	New South Wales, Australia	female	#63	122	Insufficient	Not yet available
1984	New South Wales, Australia	female	#56	141	Insufficient	Not yet available
1983	New South Wales, Australia	female	#51	157	Insufficient	Not yet available
1982	New South Wales, Australia	female	#65	122	Insufficient	Not yet available
1997	New Zealand	female	#89	52	High	Verified
1996	New Zealand	female	#83	56	High	Verified
1995	New Zealand	female	#72	61	High	Verified
1994	New Zealand	female	#59	78	High	Verified
1993	New Zealand	female	#56	86	High	Verified
1992	New Zealand	female	#58	90	High	Verified
1991	New Zealand	female	#45	117	High	Verified
1990	New Zealand	female	#27	159	High	Verified
1989	New Zealand	female	#41	116	High	Verified
1988	New Zealand	female	#44	115	High	Verified
1987	New Zealand	female	#43	111	High	Verified
1986	New Zealand	female	#76	72	High	Verified
1985	New Zealand	female	#67	77	High	Verified
1984	New Zealand	female	#49	96	High	Verified
1983	New Zealand	female	#43	104	High	Verified
1982	New Zealand	female	#40	104	High	Verified
1981	New Zealand	female	#60	84	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#440	3	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#440	3	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#383	4	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#444	3	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#309	5	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#245	7	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#332	4	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#267	5	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#348	3	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#259	5	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#736	4	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#856	3	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#747	4	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#764	4	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#544	6	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#716	4	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#896	3	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#873	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#868	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#462	9	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#536	7	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#491	8	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#612	6	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#550	7	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#758	4	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#893	3	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#624	5	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#320	11	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#476	6	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#559	4	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#400	6	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#413	5	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#439	4	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#288	12	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#295	10	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#384	6	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#374	6	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#448	4	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#363	7	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#224	17	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#221	17	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#228	16	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#237	16	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#310	10	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#275	13	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	9	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#320	9	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#331	9	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#425	5	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#471	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1981 and 2024, ranked in 44 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #27, first reached in 1990.

It held a top-100 place in 17 years, 17 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 799 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1981, and 18 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Kim-Andre · #208, 23y
Kimaya · #2115, 19y
Kimberly · #97, 43y
Kimia · #2783, 24y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Jay · #33, 49y
Nikita · #34, 41y
Chelsea · #19, 39y
Marilyn · #19, 49y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Bobby · #27, 41y
Caolan · #28, 41y
Louie · #28, 32y
Layla · #24, 35y

Kimberley was ranked #27 in New Zealand · Girls in 1990. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Kimberley and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Kimberley without appearing here.

Kimberley moved ahead of

Carmel Compare
In 2014 they stood at #612 and #612 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2015 that had become #462 and #896.
Kerry Compare
In 2019 they stood at #896 and #896 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2020 that had become #544 and #834.
Gail Compare
In 2003 they stood at #448 and #448 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2004 that had become #476 and #677.
Lynette Compare
In 1982 they stood at #425 and #300 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1983 that had become #331 and #529.

Moved ahead of Kimberley

Fiona Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1452 and #1621 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2063 and #1108.
Linda Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1452 and #1621 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2063 and #1206.
Teresa Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1452 and #1501 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2063 and #1410.
Arlo Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1452 and #1849 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2063 and #1469.

Moved the opposite way to Kimberley

Caoimhe Compare
Between 1981 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kimberley went from #471 to #736 while Caoimhe went from #188 to #31.
Clodagh Compare
Between 1981 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kimberley went from #471 to #736 while Clodagh went from #119 to #42.
Erin Compare
Between 1981 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kimberley went from #471 to #736 while Erin went from #225 to #35.
Hanna Compare
Between 1981 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kimberley went from #471 to #736 while Hanna went from #471 to #197.

Moved the same way as Kimberley

Aoife Compare
Between 1981 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kimberley went from #471 to #736 and Aoife from #15 to #45.
Audrey Compare
Between 1981 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kimberley went from #471 to #736 and Audrey from #78 to #898.
Eileen Compare
Between 1981 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kimberley went from #471 to #736 and Eileen from #76 to #372.
Margaret Compare
Between 1981 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kimberley went from #471 to #736 and Margaret from #19 to #181.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1981 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #27 in New Zealand in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Kimberley

Kimberley at a glance

What stands out in Kimberley's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Kimberley across 5 official records

Kimberley by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Kimberley appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Kimberley

Kimberley and the names beside it

Kimberley moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Kimberley

Moved the opposite way to Kimberley

Moved the same way as Kimberley

Kimberley at a glance

What stands out in Kimberley's record

Kimberley across 5 official records

Kimberley by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Kimberley appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Kimberley

Kimberley and the names beside it

Kimberley moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Kimberley

Moved the opposite way to Kimberley

Moved the same way as Kimberley